RME HDSPe MADI PCIe MADI Interface Card

The RME HDSPe MADI is the PCIe version of their successful HDSP MADI card. The PCIe version offer 64 channels of 24-bit audio at 48 kHz, 32 channels at 96 kHz and 16 at 192 kHz. Transmission is via a single line, either coaxial with BNC plugs or by fiber cable. In both cases more than 100 m cable length can be achieved. The PCiE format also offers lower latency, making the card ideal for liver use as well.

RME HDSPe MADI PCIe MADI Interface Card

The RME HDSPe MADI is the PCIe version of their successful HDSP MADI card. The PCIe version offer 64 channels of 24-bit audio at 48 kHz, 32 channels at 96 kHz and 16 at 192 kHz. Transmission is via a single line, either coaxial with BNC plugs or by fiber cable. In both cases more than 100 m cable length can be achieved. The PCiE format also offers lower latency, making the card ideal for liver use as well.

Main Features

HDSPe MADI offers full support for 56 and 64 channel modes and double and single wire technology (96k frame) for 96 kHz. Full 64 channel support can also be found in the hardware mixer TotalMix. All 64 inputs and 64 playback channels can be routed and mixed to 64 physical outputs completely freely, which translates to a 8192 channel mixer. With that, HDSPe MADI offers the most powerful router/mixer ever implemented on a PCI card, and allows much more than a usage as pure computer I/O unit:

TotalMix can be completely remote controlled via MIDI. Furthermore, the hardware delivers RMS and peak level meters for full control over 192 audio channels at minimal CPU load.

While most MADI-based devices require an additional word clock or AES line, the Hammerfall DSP MADI (like the ADI-648) uses SteadyClock™ to extract the reference clock at lowest jitter directly from the MADI signal, making long-distance connections even more convenient. As usual with RME, HDSPe MADI offers further sensible features. For instance an analogue 24-bit/96 kHz line/headphone output with 116 dB dynamic range for direct control of all input and output signals.

RME uses a configuration memory for the most important settings of the card. Instead of operating in a default mode on computer power-up until loading the driver, HDSPe MADI activates the last used sample rate, master/slave configuration and MADI format immediately when switched on. This eliminates disturbing noises and clock network problems during power-up or re-boot of the computer.

Thanks to RME's flash update technology, future firmware improvements, adjustments, and bugfixes can be installed easily at any time.

Settings DialogJust click on the hammer symbol in the systray of the taskbar and the settings dialog of the HDSPe MADI comes up. The clear structured, easy to understand window plus the unique informative status windows for input signal, clock mode and sample rate make your work with Hammerfall DSP a real pleasure.

When working with several digital sources it is not only necessary to know if these are properly locked, but also if they are totally synchronised. RME's exclusive SyncCheck® checks all input signals and displays their actual state, and thanks to the new Intelligent Clock Control (ICC) concept you have all clocks and states under control - with ease.

SteadyClock allows the HDSPe MADI to control the sample rate freely on its own. The Settings dialog includes a direct choice of the video and audio world's most often used sample rates. Additionally, two faders can be used to set the sample rate freely and in real-time, within the range of +/- 4% and +/- 0.4%.

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